First published 2023
Climate change threatens life on Earth, but solutions remain within reach if humanity acts on scientific evidence. Greta Thunberg brings together more than one hundred specialists across multiple disciplines to create a comprehensive guide for addressing this crisis. The contributors include geophysicists, oceanographers, meteorologists, engineers, economists, mathematicians, historians, philosophers, and indigenous leaders. Each expert provides knowledge needed to understand and combat climate disaster. Thunberg adds her personal accounts of activism and exposing corporate greenwashing practices worldwide. She reveals how institutions have concealed crucial information from the public. The book argues that widespread ignorance represents both a major obstacle and a source of optimism. When people understand the complete situation, they will take action. Thunberg points to her school strike as proof that individual efforts can spark global movements. The book positions readers at a critical moment in human history when collective action could achieve what seems impossible.
Genres: science, environment, non-fiction, climate-change
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: call-to-action, expert-perspectives
Period: 21st-century
464 pages · Hardcover · Penguin Press